About The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, MD
The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, MD is dedicated to reducing trauma and promoting healing for child and adolescent victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect. Through an innovative collaborative process between the private and public sectors, key professionals come together on behalf of the best interests of victims. This effective early intervention is essential to ensure that an abused child or adolescent develops into a healthy and productive adult, capable of forming trusting and loving relationships. Underpinning the work of The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, MD is the belief that the cycle of child abuse can be broken and the knowledge that child abuse and neglect is preventable!
What is a Child Advocacy Center (CAC)?
The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, MD Promotes
- Early Identification of Child Maltreatment
- Prevention Efforts
- Skilled, Collaborative, Evidence-based Treatment Practices
- Respectful, Effective Parenting
- State-of-Art Professional Practice Standards
- Multidisciplinary Education and Training of Community Providers
- Advocacy of Effective Research Legislation and Budgetary Funding
Services Provided at The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, MD
- Comprehensive Medical Examinations
- Mental Health Assessments
- Ongoing Mental Health Therapy for the child and non-offending family members
- Victim Advocacy
- Forensic Interviews
- Management of Montgomery County’s Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team
- Education and Prevention
All services are provided free of charge in a child-friendly environment by professionals with expertise in the field of child abuse and neglect.
The Tree House is a private-public partnership between the The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, MD and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, MD (EIN 81-4269650) is a 501(c)3 organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and therefore donations made to The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, MD are fully tax deductible.
